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Alker's Gorse

1 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

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53.63011, -2.91587

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Kestrel +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Kestrel +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Greater Celandine, Hart's-Tongue +4 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Rosebay Willowherb, Greater Celandine, Hart's-Tongue +4 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

King Charles III England Coast Path: Cleveleys to LiverpoolWalking route

Named routeRef ECPNational walking route

Reedbed WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Caunce's Roadpublic footpath · 145 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 145 mPath type: track

🚴

Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route

Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network

Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef 91Regional cycle route

Route 62Cycling route

Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route18 m

Named routeRef 562Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route1.1 km

Named routeRef 562Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route803 m

Named routeRef 562Length 803 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

5,659 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,659 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

autumn

2026

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Meadow Pipit · Linnet · Reed Bunting +52

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Phasianus colchicus torquatusPhasianus colchicus torquatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Mole

MoleTalpa europaea

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Greater Celandine

Greater CelandineChelidonium majus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,659 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds57 species

autumn

2026

Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Meadow Pipit · Linnet · Reed Bunting +52

Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus2025
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Phasianus colchicus torquatusPhasianus colchicus torquatus2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Mole

MoleTalpa europaea

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Greater Celandine

Greater CelandineChelidonium majus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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